WoC’s Corner

This is WoC (Wife of Cogerson).  While I frequently make tech-support visits, I rarely ever contribute in visible ways.  But, I wanted to do my own page. And I’m going to have fun with it, so I’m calling itWoC's Corner


WoC

 

And that’s me, in a corner.  Cogerson looked at me like I was nuts when I asked him to take that picture.  That was at least half the fun.  Probably closer to 75% of the fun if I’m honest.  And if he doesn’t like it…  I’ll change his password.  Hah.

 

 

 

One of the things I get asked ALL the time – “What’s it really like living with Cogerson?”  Well, I’ll tell you.  Everything is movies.  The pandemic of 2020 – in a movie.  Life with the kids – in several movies.  My career, his career (his other career) – both of them in movies.  And, as you can imagine, the movie accoutrement in our house is extensive.  Heck, we take full vacations around the idea of gathering more movie information.

Where am I going with this?  Well, I’ll tell you.  I found this book the other day, 52 Must-See Movies and Why They Matter by Jeremy Arnold

And while Cogerson remembers every movie he saw and where he was and why he watched it, I have not similarly spent brain power to commit these facts to the vault.

And, while he might be the perfect critical audience and reviewer, I believe I am the perfect movie participant.  I cry, I laugh, I cringe, I hide under blankets, I shake with adrenaline, and I shake with fear.  I don’t care what other movies this performer was in, I can’t list it and I only care if I believe them in this role.

With 52 movies in the title – it’s just begging for one movie a week.  Like a book club with movies.  That’s what I was thinking.

So, for as long as it lasts, I’m going to start the first UMR Movie Club.

Your assignment, should you choose to accept, (I think that’s a movie quote), is to watch one movie a week with me and discuss.  I’ll compile the comments and add them to the trailer page for each movie as we go.

The first movie is going to be Rear Window.  Watch it by Monday 5/11/2020, and then comment here.

Movie Title Watch By Date
Rear Window (1954) 5/11/2020

 

The whole list, because Cogerson insisted:

If you want to buy this book…..here is a link to do just that.

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61 thoughts on “WoC’s Corner”

  1. I recently saw Singin’ in the Rain for the _______?___________th time.

    This is my favourite musical of all time and I love musicals in general. Everything about this movie is perfect. I watch this movie when I am feeling down and it raises my spirit.

    Interesting trivia: Oscar Levant was the person in mind to play Cosmo when the script was written, and fellow directors Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen rebelled. Cosmo had to be a skilled and energetic dancer and Levant had poor health. Donald O’Conner was their number one choice and they got their way.

    Donald’s Make em Laugh number is my mother’s favourite scene and makes her laugh so much no matter how many times she has seen it.

    My favourite number is of course the title song it is so natural and uplifting.

    Jean Hagen was perfect for her role and steals scenes. I love the scene when she is learning how to say “And I can’t stand him”

    Debbie Reynolds was kept busy learning to keep up with O’Conner and Kelly and she does a great job. I know that some people wish she had been allowed to do the Movie Within the Movie Dance Scenes that Cyd Charisse did. However, this was not the only time that lead actors or actresses were replaced with professional (ballet) dancers. This also happened in On the Town and Oklahoma!

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    1. “If we bring a little joy into your humdrum lives, it makes us feel as though our hard work ain’t been in vain for nothin’. Bless you all.”

      I love Jean Hagen in this film. I almost felt sorry for her comeuppance at the end, but she was asking for it.

      My favorite number is the title song too.

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    2. BRUCE:

      Flora had already got a thumbs up for her review and I gave it a 2nd one but then I accidentally hit the thumbs down so can you remove the thumbs down? I like her review and don’t want a thumbs down appearing. Many thanks.

      FLORA Sincerest apologies for my error and as I say excellent stuff.

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        1. HI BRUCE

          Thanks for balancing my thumbs down with a couple of thumbs up; and of course Flora knows now tha the thumbs down is not meant to be there and can be ignored.

          FLORA

          I appreciate your being understanding.

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      2. I have accidentally hit the wrong button myself on Facebook. Luckily we are able to fix that. Don’t worry, Bob.

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  2. It could be said that Singin in the Rain was the best of the very last great screen musicals of Hollywood’s golden era in that genre ;[followed by maybe the Band Wagon] though undoubtedly other fine musical movies have been sporadically made since the heyday of the Great Hollywood musical which seems to have run its course in the mid-1950s according to film historians; and The Work Horse’s stats across this site tend to bear out that contention.

    ‘Singin’ is the highest review-rated musical in the above chart attracting as it does a 93% Cogerson rating; and indeed it is the best reviewed musical on the Work Horse’s 100 greatest all-time musicals page just beating Wizard of Oz by a nose. Bruce gives The Band Wagon an 82% rating

    I received a DVD of ‘Singin’ as part of a 9-DVD set of traditional Hollywood musicals for a Christmas present a couple of years ago so I was able to quickly re-watch it today when W o C flagged it up and there is no doubt that it has stood the test of time exceedingly well. Kelly [at what was to be almost the end of his heyday]; the very young Debbie; and the energetic Donald O’Connor are all exhilarating to watch in Singin in the Rain.

    It’s possible that the lasting fame of ‘Singin’ [along with An American in Paris etc] helped Eugene secure his place in the fine-tuning [at 15th] of the AFI’s list of 25 all-time greatest male Screen Legends. The only other out-and-out professional musical star on that list is Astaire ranked 5th; though other Greats on the list such as Cagney/Stewart/Brando/Gable have from time-to-time dabbled occasionally in musicals or part-musicals. I welcome this opportunity to comment on ‘Singin’ – “Voted Up!”

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    1. Lina Lamont: Oh Donny! You couldn’t kiss me like that and not mean it just a teensy weensy bit!

      Don Lockwood: Meet the greatest actor in the world! I’d rather kiss a tarantula.

      Lina Lamont: You don’t mean that.

      Don Lockwood: I don’t – – Hey Joe, get me a tarantula.

      Bob, I have a 3-disc blu-ray set of Singin’ in the Rain which includes the CD soundtrack and a booklet. The Band Wagon blu-ray is only available as an import here, but I have it on DVD.

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  3. With apologizes. The next movie is the classic Singin’ In The Rain. I talked Cogerson into watching the dreadful Cats recently, he says we have to watch a good musical now. So please watch Singin’ In The Rain and I will try to treat my corner better.

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    1. I watched Singin’ in the Rain again just a few months ago, it’s my all time favorite musical.

      This joyous film always brings a smile to my face, isn’t that what the best musicals are supposed to do? Okay okay, West Side Story doesn’t have an uplifting ending, well that’s one of my top 10 favorite musicals too. “Tonight tonight…..” [Stop it Steve!]

      btw I always watch The Band Wagon during the same week I see Singin’ in the Rain, and that’s my favorite Astaire musical.

      Hmm that might be the first time I’ve used the word ‘joyous’ in a comment anywhere on the net. 🙂

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      1. The Band Wagon is my favourite Astaire musical too. Top Hat is my favourite of his films with Ginger Rogers.

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  5. Was not able to find a copy of Rocky, unfortunately. I have never seen it. What is the movie of the week for this week?

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    1. Hey Flora….as Dan commented…Rocky is playing on Showtime tonight…if you have that channel. As for the movie next week, that information is coming very soon.

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          1. “Sorry Flora. One day you will see the power and wonder of Rocky Balboa….lol.”

            If so as the saying goes “Wonders will never cease”

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